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The dead are coming back to London. No one is really sure why, but suddenly ghosts, zombies, demons, and were-creatures are popping up all over. And when you have a large supply of the monsters and spirits, there is a corresponding demand for exterminators, otherwise known as exorcists. Felix Castor is a freelance exorcist, and he's one of the best. We first meet Felix in The Devil You Know, where he is hired to exorcise a ghost that is haunting the city's archives. What should be a...read more

Shivery BooksA couple of shivery tricks to get you in the mood for Halloween. First up is the Suicide Collectors by David Oppegard. There are a lot of “it’s the end of the world as we know it” books. There are a lot of reasons for the world coming to an end:...read more

There is a certain tradition in Fantasy fiction of the noble hero going out on a quest, usually with a couple of elves or dwarves, and then finding the magic whatsit to save the world as we know it. While that tradition has certainly yielded some great stories, it's always a treat to come across something a little different. Here are three titles that I've recently read and enjoyed....read more

Want to read a scary book? How would it be if it was set in small town Maine? Sounds familiar? Well you're wrong, it's not this guy. It's a couple of books written by someone relatively new to the horror scene,...read more

The Berserkers - cold, steel, killing machines. Their one purpose - to wipe out all of humanity. Sounds cheerful doesn't it? Fred Saberhagen has created the ultimate nightmare of technology gone mad in...read more

Well it's World Series time, so that means time for some baseball books. While I don't watch a lot of baseball, I really enjoy the incredible amount of strategy that goes into each pitch: where to place your fielders, where to place your pitch, and how all that changes when you have runners on base, etc., etc. Add to that all of the unwritten rules of baseball – like when do you bean a guy, and conversely, when does one charge the mound? Then add to that all of the different ways you can cheat...read more

In case you missed Part 1, I'm listing a couple of the books that I found recommended in the book Lost Classics where well known authors list some of their favorite under appreciated books.
Today's entry is...read more

Looking for something a little offbeat? Then check out Death Jr. by Gary Whitta.
It tells the story of the son of the Grim Reaper and the trials and travails he goes through when he goes to a new school. Things get off to a bad start when he gets too close to the class goldfish and it dies. However,...read more